The U.S. Navy large infantry landing craft USS LCI(L)-551 in May 1945, flying her colors at half-mast in honor of the recently deceased President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Transferred to the Soviet Navy on 29 July 1945 during Project Hula , she became DS-48 and took part in the Soviet invasion of the Kuril Islands .

USS LCI(L)-1091 is an LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was not named and known only by her designation.

This is a list of Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs) built by the United States Navy. ^ a b c Operation Crossroads 1946 (PDF) (Report). Defense Nuclear Agency. Colton, Tim (4 May 2015). "Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) - LCI (L)". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

All U.S. Navy Landing Craft of World War II, listed by type and class, with descriptions and links to individual pages.

The LCI National Association is dedicated to preserving the history of the World War II Landing Craft Infantry ships and honoring the sailors that manned them. On this site you will find first-hand accounts from the sailors, stories about the battles they fought and the experiences they had, and photos of the men and their ships. Explore our site.

The Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) – LCI (L) – was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver fighting troops, typically a company of infantry or marines, to a hostile shore once a beachhead was secured. The LCI was an important ship and widely used for …

Jun 6, 2023 · The Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) was the Allies main specialized Infantry landing Craft, capable of offshore travel but to land troops directly onto beaches, developed like the LST in response to a British request for a better concept that the (LCA).

Six US Navy Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs) formed in columns off the Virginia coast on December 24th, 1943 for their journey to England – LCI (L)s 487, 488, 489, 490, 491 and 492. They were followed in January by LCIs 493, 494, 495, 496, 497 and …

USS LCI (L)-92 was lost due to enemy action at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. At 0810 on D-Day, and explosion occurred in Troop Compartment #1 causing the compartment to catch on fire. The ship was consequently stranded on Normandy beach, holed and burned out. Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.

The USS LCI (L) 713 is a World War II era Landing Craft Infantry. Its mission was to place up to 200 soldiers onto almost any beach in the world. The LCI was a joint British-American design of a new type of ship that would be capable of landing soldiers on hostile enemy shores.